Dark Side coffee maker: How not to do 'Star Wars' merchandise In the world of "Star Wars" merchandise, there are winners and there are epic fails. Crave's Amanda Kooser takes Nestle's new "Star Wars" coffee maker to task and issues a plea for marvelous merch.

CNET   News   Crave   Dark Side coffee maker: How not to do '... Dark Side coffee maker: How not to do 'Star Wars' merchandise In the world of "Star Wars" merchandise, there are winners and there are epic fails. Crave's Amanda Kooser takes Nestle's new "Star Wars" coffee maker to task and issues a plea for marvelous merch. 11Comments Facebook164 Twitter168 Pinterest54 More Do you prefer your coffee on the Dark Side or with cream? (Credit: Nestle) I've been a sucker...

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Apple iPhone 5 first impressions: Beauty is in the hand of the beholder

As I wrote last week, I preordered my Apple iPhone 5 for $820 (full price to keep my Verizon unlimited LTE data) and after spending all day with it I have to say that it was completely worth it. Like all of you, I have seen photos of the iPhone 5, but you really have to hold it in your hand to appreciate the fantastic design. When I hold it next to my Galaxy S III or Nokia Lumia 900 it appears to be more of an iPhone nano rather than the latest generation of iPhone and makes these devices look HUGE. The Apple iPhone 5 truly is a product...

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Who falls first: RIM or Nokia?

Summary: Nokia and RIM are in similar boats. Both have suffered extensive market cap losses and share drops, and both are struggling in market share statistics. Which company will fall first? It’s clear that BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is in trouble. A lack of direction and innovation is coupled with a pinned-all hope that the company can turn its falling share price around with the upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system. But the limelight has been firmly on RIM and not on Nokia,...

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Facebook announces Antivirus Marketplace

Summary: Facebook has partnered with five companies (Microsoft, McAfee, TrendMicro, Sophos, and Symantec) to provide improved security for its users. That includes free antivirus solutions for six months. Facebook today announced the Antivirus Marketplace, or just The AV Marketplace for short. The news is two-fold: the social network giant has partnered with Microsoft, McAfee, TrendMicro, Sophos, and Symantec to provide its users with access to full version antivirus software...

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Build-Your-Own "Ultimate" Adobe Photoshop CS6 PC

Summary: Photoshop is a big, heavy application that, when pushed hard, can bring even a high-end system to its knees. For hardcore graphics designers, a dedicated piece of kit is essential. Without a doubt, the single most-requested feature here on Hardware 2.0 in the ‘Build-Your-Own PC’ category is for an “Ultimate” Photoshop system. Now that Adobe has officially launched Photoshop CS6, it’s time to take a look at this new release and prepare a hardware package that does it justice. It...

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Move Over, Boys! Studies Show More Women Are Becoming Hardcore Gamers!

Stereotypically, they have taken on the role of the disapproving girlfriend, arms folded, eyes rolling, as the boys huddle around a glowing television, gripping controllers as they go into battle. Women, however, are no longer an enigma in the hardcore gaming community. In fact, professional women are dedicating hours a week to video games – comprising 42 per cent of gamers, according to the Entertainment Software Association. As the Star Tribune reports, that statistic includes...

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MacBook Pro 2012 could feature Liquidmetal technology

Summary: But there are potential obstacles to constructing a notebook chassis from Liquidmetal, the primary being how the material handles heat. The blogosphere just won’t let go of the idea that Apple is on the verge of using Liquidmetal technology in one of its products. Last week it was the iPhone 5 that was going to get the Liquidmetal treatment, and now it’s rumored to be a feature of the MacBook Pro 2012 refresh. SlashGear reports that Apple could cast the chassis...

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Should we allow Facebook access for actively serving military personnel?

Summary: The wife of an active-duty soldier learned of his death, not through the military’s very carefully thought-out death-notification procedure, but over Facebook. A few days ago, we became aware of a very sad story. The wife of an active-duty soldier learned of his death, not through the military’s very carefully thought-out death-notification procedure, but over Facebook. CBS News: Wife of Fort Carson soldier learns of his death on Facebook Death is a fact of life in the military, as it is in other very dangerous jobs, like...

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